air conditioner
/ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/
"air-conditioner" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“air conditioner” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.
Corpus desk
Index EN-air-conditioner · air conditioner · English
air conditioner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | air conditioner |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “air conditioner” in English
Rare enough to double-check
air conditioner is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.".
air conditioner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is air conditioner, spelled A-I-R- -C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how air conditioner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She started the air conditioner for three hours.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.